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What Running Back From Injury Taught Me About Leading Through Team Setbacks

I just read about Runner's World's 9-step plan for returning to running after injury, and it serves as a good reminder. Last year, I spent weeks sidelined with foot pain I stubbornly ignored until I…

NYC's 9+1 System is Broken – And It's Teaching Us About Scarcity

I've been watching NYC runners get shut out of races they've run for years, and it's fascinating from a product management perspective. NYRR's 9+1 program was brilliant when the NYC Marathon had…

The One Running Exercise That's Actually Changed My Career

I used to think strength training was just for getting some bulk. Then I hit 40, and with small children, realized it's more important than I gave it credit. My wake-up call came during a…

The Marathon Mindset That Made Me a Better Engineering Leader

Fotyen Tesfay just ran 2:15:55 at 4:59 pace—the second-fastest women's marathon in history. As someone who's chased my own marathon goals for a few years now, watching elite performances like this…